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Reviving a nostalgic fantasy
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 17/07/2013
» First released in 1991 on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), the forth installment of the world’s best loved Role Playing Game series, Final Fantasy IV holds a special position in the heart of those RPG aficionados whose gaming life didn’t begin with the invention of PlayStation, and whose love affair with the genre didn’t begin with the slightly overrated Final Fantasy VII.
The write stuff
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 30/03/2013
» Sulada Limpichart never wanted to work in fashion, not in the least, although there's no way you could imagine her working in any other business after seeing her immaculate look.
There by the grace of art
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 12/01/2013
» Like her mentor, the father of Thai modern art Professor Silpa Bhirasri, Lawan Upa-in is as much a teacher through and through as she is an artist. Struggling with a way to have a nuanced conversation with a stranger she's just met, she finally gave in to her "habit", asking if she could just address herself as khru (teacher).
Hollywood in the palm of her hand
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 10/11/2012
» Teresa Palmer has a habit of shrieking in a high pitch when she gets emotional, followed by mischievous giggles like a teenage girl - a normal teenage girl and not the Hollywood star-in-the-making whose acting career is enveloped in anything from intense dramas to big-budget sci-fi to comedies. In fact, anything but teenage catfights and high school romcoms, you could say.
Crafting the future from the past
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 11/10/2012
» Those crossed horizontal and vertical lines _ the chequers or "checks" _ belong entirely to the Brits. Behind these little squares that come together with a combination of camel, vicuna and black lies the history of a brand that has steered its long-cherished legacy through more than a hundred years _ two turns of the century and two world wars. Like its uber-luxurious, influential counterpart Burberry, Daks is on its way to resurrect its massive archives through a modern presence.
Latest piece in the High Street jigsaw
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 12/09/2012
» There's no way the gigantic white wood partition that stretches along the first and second floors of Siam Paragon can be invisible to onlookers and frequent visitors to the shopping and entertainment complex. Bearing the omnipresent italicised red logo, and an advertisement focusing on a price range on par with budget garments at any Bangkok outlet, the world of fast fashion that resides within the white partition symbolises a dream of shoppers, and also a potential threat to many retail chains and designers, both local and international.
Winter's wonderland
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 23/08/2012
» It's pure contradiction _ the way the world is perceived through the eyes of Thai designers, and interpreted into the fashion collections showcased during the press preview of collective Bangkok Fashion Society last week.
Expert execution
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 22/08/2012
» Not every girl can afford the luxury of 30 minutes of hairstyling every morning before they venture into the Bangkok traffic and head to work.
Whisky's ways: a stylish agent provocateur
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 29/06/2012
» Wachirapanee Markdee always said he's not "fashion people", although he's a stylist. He doesn't usually hang out with the fashion luminaries, with the exception of those few he "grew up with" professionally. You don't see him at fashion outings or press presentations, except for the one or two brands where he takes a liking to the PR officer.
About cities and silhouettes
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 16/06/2012
» There's a sense of uniformity that runs through Louis Vuitton's autumn/winter collections - a uniformity in both the men's and women's collections, albeit only in terms of mood.